Free Your Back : Ease Pain and Regain Natural Poise with Gentle Exercises Based on the Alexander Technique

"First developed by Frederick Alexander in 1890, the Alexander technique retrains the body to work in a more economical and less stressful way, and can be used for improved breathing and joint mobility, and staying calm under pressure. This practical book offers easy and effective solutions to posture problems at home and at work, with illustrated exercises to help you break bad habits and learn to let your body relax. Free Your Back! will change the way you stand, walk and sit. The advice provided will help you to ease those painful stiff necks and backaches and allow you freer movement and be.;Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 -- ANYONE FOR TENSION?; CHAPTER 2 -- FIRST STOP AND THINK; CHAPTER 3 -- IS WORK A PAIN IN THE NECK?; CHAPTER 4 -- RECHARGING THE BATTERIES; CHAPTER 5 -- ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?; CHAPTER 6 -- IN THE CHAIR; CHAPTER 7 -- REACH FOR THE PHONE; CHAPTER 8 -- LOOK LIVELY; CHAPTER 9 -- LYING DOWN -- AND WORKING; CHAPTER 10 -- STANDING STILL AND GETTING ABOUT; CHAPTER 11 -- THE WORLD ON YOUR SHOULDERS; CHAPTER 12 -- FLEXIBLE FRIENDS; CHAPTER 13 -- LIFT OFF; CHAPTER 14 -- DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH; CHAPTER 15 -- PAIRING UP. Using the Alexander method, learn how to better stand, walk, and sit, and watch stiff necks, backaches, and posture problems fade awayFirst developed by Frederick Alexander in 1890, the Alexander technique retrains the body to work in a more economical and less stressful way, and can be used for improved breathing and joint mobility, and staying calm under pressure. This practical book offers easy and effective solutions to posture problems at home and at work, with illustrated exercises to help you break bad habits and learn to let your body relax. Free Your Back will change the way you stand, walk, and sit. The advice provided will help you to ease those painful stiff necks and backaches and allow you freer movement and better balance throughout your body, for a healthier life free of back pain.--Provided by the publisher Front Cover Copyright Dedication CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 -- ANYONE FOR TENSION? CHAPTER 2 -- FIRST STOP AND THINK CHAPTER 3 -- IS WORK A PAIN IN THE NECK? CHAPTER 4 -- RECHARGING THE BATTERIES CHAPTER 5 -- ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY? CHAPTER 6 -- IN THE CHAIR CHAPTER 7 -- REACH FOR THE PHONE CHAPTER 8 -- LOOK LIVELY CHAPTER 9 -- LYING DOWN -- AND WORKING CHAPTER 10 -- STANDING STILL AND GETTING ABOUT CHAPTER 11 -- THE WORLD ON YOUR SHOULDERS CHAPTER 12 -- FLEXIBLE FRIENDS CHAPTER 13 -- LIFT OFF CHAPTER 14 -- DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH CHAPTER 15 -- PAIRING UP. Chapter 16 -- every day in every waychapter 17 -- where next? appendix 1 appendix 2 about the author about the illustrator acknowledgements.